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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1931
Page
5
Shoffner, charged in a fatal Carthage shooting last summer, contends the death was justified as self-defense. Prosecutors have described the incident as a homicide but face a jury trial to determine fault and applicable charges.
Four men were convicted in Oklahoma for the December 15 Elk City burglary of Herring Young. Eck Morrow Jimmie Adams Judson Deforse received prison terms of seven four seven years with Deforse and Adams tied to other suspects in Panhandle and Amarillo loot. A fifth man stands indicted.
A Thomson, Me article surveys the saying customers are always right as a fading guide in an era of radios and dollar down autos. It notes burglaries linked to local merchants Herring and Young, arrests from December 22 to 24, and testimonies by Herring and Hoover. It highlights frequent shop disputes, refunds, and left goods, with women leading complaints and stores adapting to competition. The piece ends with broom handle production from Maine prison shops in Liberty and Freedom.
Medical writers urge relief of nasal and throat congestion to prevent complications from colds. Calotabs, a safe calomel tablet, became standard. over forty million sold annually. One or two at bedtime with milk or water relieves congestion by morning, with no nausea or impact on appetite. Family package 35 cents, trial size 10 cents, at any drug store.
The Angot loaded 3 500 tons of scrap iron from old cars for a German smelting plant. Dr Lipscomb, presiding elder of the Amarillo district, reports he has completed his first round.
A jury in Longview Texas acquitted 85 year old former Panola County deputy sheriff W B Shoffner of murder in the slaying of 21 year old farmer Thurmond Wall. The verdict comes after a trial held late yesterday with the case mounting as a high profile rural crime proceeding.
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